May 21



MAY 21



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 26 No. 4, May 21, 2002

On the Cover: Dingsong Dantes and Judy Ann Santos

 

Events that happened on May 21

1898 – General Emilio Aguinaldo issued a proclamation urging the Filipinos to resume the revolution against Spain.

1967 – Lapiang Malaya (LM) led by its founder Valentin de los Santos engaged the Philippine Constabulary in a violent confrontation that led to the massacre of 32 LM members. Later De los Santos was committed to the National Mental Hospital were he died.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 21:

1875 – Valente Cristobal, Hiligaynon playwright and considered the “Prince of Sarsuwelistas” – in Polo, Bulacan (now Valenzuela) (d. November 1, 1945).

1953 – Nora Aunor (real name Nora Cabaltera Villamayor), multi-awarded actress and singer – in Iriga.

Nora Aunor between three decades,
on the covers of Artista Magazine (September 10, 1983)

and Yes! (October 2011, courtesy of Susan Ang-Sy Dy).

1968 – Julie Vega (real name Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo), singer, commercial model and award-winning child actress – in Quezon City (d. May 6, 1985).

Julie Vega
on the cover of Liwayway (May 27, 1985)

 

1968 – Vivian Velez, model, radio host, and award-winning actress – in Cebu City.

Vivian Velez
on the covers of Fiesta (September 1982), TPTPTin (October 23, 1983),
and Sports World (November 19-25, 1983)





Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
In the TV series Game of Thrones,
On the cover of Atlas TV Guide
(May 2012).

Picture Trivia

The TV series Games of Thrones, created by David Benioff and Daniel Brett Weiss, and first aired on American television on April 17, 2011. It is an adaptation of George Raymond Richard Martin’s fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which in turn got its inspiration from the English “Wars of the Roses” (1455-1485) between the houses of Lancaster and York, reflected in the novel’s houses of Lannister and Stark.

 

April 23




April 23

CRAF Klasix Blg. 7, Abril 23, 1964
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Multo”
Na katha at guhit ni Rosauro Matienzo.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Isang pag-alala sa tatlong namayapang mga bituin ng pinilakang-tabing.
Sa taklob-pahina ng issue ng Orig Showbiz Magazine na may petsang Abril 23, 1983:
Makikita sina Fernando Poe Jr (na namayapa noong December 14, 2004)
at Julie Vega (namayapa noong May 6, 1985),
at sa inset ay si Claudia Zobel (namayapa noong February 10, 1984).



Events that happened on April 23:

1815 – A Spanish royal decree opened the ports of California, Mexico and Peru to the Manila trade, thus ending the monopoly of the Galleon Trade.

1899 – The Battle of Quingua (now Plaridel, Bulacan) where Filipino revolutionary forces led by General Gregorio H. del Pilar defeated the American forces led by J. Franklin Bell.

1905 – The first chapter of the Knights of Columbus in the Philippines was organized by American soldiers led by Richard Campbell. The first Filipinos to become members of the group were Antonio M. Opisso and Anastacio Quijano.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 23:

1850 – Jorge Barlin, first Filipino Catholic bishop (d. September 4, 1909).

1889 – Gerardo Chanco, Tagalog writer and translator (d. October 29, 1922).

1985 – Angel Locsin (real name Angelica Colmenares), film and television actress, commercial model, fashion designer, favorite magazine cover girl, in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

Angel Locsin, the favorite cover girl of most magazines in the Philippines:
(First row, left to right) FHM Philippines (October 2003), Maxim Philippines (May 2008),

Gadgets Philippines (June 2011), and Cosmopolitan Philippines (Oct0ber 2011).

(Second row) MOD (January 28, 2005, August 12, 2005, and March 3, 2006).
(Third row) MOD Girl (December 30, 2005), Hair Asia (Summer 2009),
Woman Today (June 2012), and Bannawag (July 16, 2012).

 



Husband & wife Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzales

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. 26th Anniversary Special

(Vol. 25 No. 51, April 23, 2002)

Larawang Tribiya

           Sina Aga Muhlach (buong pangalan Ariel Aquino Muhlach) at Charlene Gonzales (buong pangalan Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin) ay nagpakasal noong May 24, 2001. At noong 2002, nagsilang si Charlene ng kambal, sina Andres at Atasha Bonnin Muhlach.

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